Equestria Girls: Through the Mirror

Eleanor's POV.
"Come in." A familiar voice answered, as I knocked the door.

Twilight bowed her head and opened the door, as she and I enter the Principal's office.

"How may I help you?" The Principal asked.

Twilight stood up and looked at me and Spike in confusion. Twilight took off her backpack and laid it near the desk. She started to stutter, "Um, uh…"

The principal laid the folder, she was reading, onto her desk and looked at us. Principal Cynthia looked very much like Princess Celestia. She wore a sunlight yellow blazer over a magenta and white striped shirt. With a sun broach on her left flap. Purple khaki pants and shoes.

Twilight quickly shook her head and regained herself, "My name’s Twilight Sparkle and this is my friend, Eleanor Carter. We're new here and, well, I understand that Faith found a crown this morning and gave it to you.

"Faith Summers?" Principal Cynthia asked, standing up from her chair, "Yes. I’ve had Vice-Principal Lauren put it somewhere for safekeeping." She walked over to a file cabinet and put the file inside, "No idea how it ended up on the front lawn. Were you interested in running for Princess of the Fall Formal this year?"

Twilight shook her head, still stuck on a though in her head, "Uh, no, not exactly. The truth is... Well, the truth is, I... You see..." Principal Cynthia looked at me in confusion, "The crown is actually..." Then Twilight's eyes widen in clarity, "Princess of the Fall Formal?"

Principal Cynthia nodded and marked an 'X' on a dry-eraser chart, "It’s Canterlot High’s big fall dance."

Twilight regained her smile, "Like the Grand Galloping Gala."

"Uh... Grand Galloping Gala?" Principal Cynthia repeated in confusion.

Spike popped out of Twilight's bag, but Twilight quickly pushed him back in, "Oh, uh, it was a big deal at our old school."

"And was there a Princess?" Principal Cynthia asked.

Twilight nodded, "Yes." Then shook her head, "But she wasn’t exactly a student."

I couldn't help but look at the portraits the Princess of the Fall Formal gallery. All of them were Sunset Shimmer. The first one she was younger in a dress, similar to Celestia's. She looked happy and star-struck. The middle one, Shimmer was older and wore a magenta dress. She was smirking and cocky. The last must have been the most recent. Shimmer was older again, and looked triumphant and had the eyes from before.

The maniacal eyes from her reflection. The eyes with the demonic wings.

Oh, Shimmer... I'm so sorry...

"Here at Canterlot High, the students select one of their peers to represent them. She receives her crown at the Fall Formal." Principal Cynthia explained.

Twilight scratched her chin in thought, she grabbed her backpack, then we made our way out.

"You asked me if I was interested in running for Princess. Can anyone run?" Twilight asked.

Principal Cynthia nodded, "Yes. You just need to let the head of the Fall Formal Planning Committee know you’d like to be on the ballot." Then she asked, "Was there anything else?"

Twilight shook her head with a big smile, "Um... Nope, that was it."

Princess Cynthia smiled back, "Well, if you do need anything else, my door is always open.'

She closed the door. Twilight and I looked each other and walked down the hallways, so we could talk alone.

Spike popped out of Twilight's backpack and asked, "Twilight, why didn’t you just tell her the crown was yours and ask for it back?"

"Oh, I was going to..." Twilight answered, then added, "But imagine if one of them showed up in Equestria saying they came from a place filled with tall, fleshy, flat-footed, small-faced creatures with no wings or tails! We’d think they were crazy!"

Insulted, I nudged the New Princess in her upper-arm.

"Ow!" Twilight yelped, rubbing her arm, then glared at me, "What?"

I gave her a strong glare and shook my head.

Low blow, Twilight! I used to be one of those 'creatures'!

As if she could hear my thoughts, Twilight gave me a sheepish, apologetic look, "No offence, Ellie."

"You make a good point." Spike spoke up.

"Looks like if I want my crown back, I’ll have to become Princess of the Canterlot High Fall Formal." Twilight summed up, growing into a large smile, "So that’s what I’m gonna do!"

I raised a brow and Spike voiced my thoughts, "And how exactly do you plan on doing that?"

"I have no idea!" Twilight answered.

Suddenly, the bell rang again. Twilight and I braced ourselves for the horde of students crowded the hallway. I thought back to my memories and remembered something. It's afternoon. Lunch break in high schools! I grabbed Twilight's hand and journeyed to the cafeteria, which was behind a pair of double-doors.

Inside, we found Faith lining up to grab a tray of food. Twilight and I joined her. Twilight followed Faith's lead awkwardly.

"I know we’ve just met, but I was wondering if you might be able to help me with something.' She told the shy human girl.

"Of course!" Faith smiled, grabbing a bowl of fruit salad.

Twilight grabbed a bowl and announced, "I’ve decided to run for Princess of the Fall Formal, and-"

Faith gasped and dropped her bowl of fruit. The contents splashed and juices caught Twilight's shirt.

Faith gasped again, "Oh, gosh!" She looked around and grabbed a stack of napkins, "Sorry, it’s just..." Then she started cleaning Twilight's shirt, "Oh, running for Fall Formal Princess is a really bad idea."

"Why?" Twilight asked.

"Sunset Shimmer wants to be Fall Formal Princess..." Faith answered, putting the used napkins away, then added in a hushed voice, "And when she wants something, she gets it." Granny Smith's human counterpart gave her a red apple, "She’ll make life awful for anyone who stands in her way." Faith grabbed her tray and walked off, "Just ask the girl who ran against her for Princess of the Spring Fling."

Twilight and I grabbed our trays and caught up with her. "I have to try!" Twilight told Faith.

Faith shook her head, "Oh, I don’t think you understand. You’d have to convince everyone here to vote for you instead of her." Then she gestured to each table, which had a group of common teens hanging out our enjoying their lunch, "The Athletes... The Fashionistas... The Dramas... The Eco-kids... The Techies... The Rockers... Even the Darks."

"Why’s everypony-" Twilight was about to ask, but I nudged her and shook my head, "Uh, everybody separated this way?"

"Maybe it was different at your old school, but at CHS, everybody sticks to their own kind." Faith answered, taking a seat on a lonely table. Twilight and I joined her, "One thing they do have in common is that they know Sunset Shimmer is gonna rule this school until we graduate."

Faith sulked and ate a spoonful of fruit. I put a hand of sympathy over her shoulder.

"Not if I can help it!" Twilight replied, determined.

She grabbed the apple and attempted to eat the apple whole, like back in Equestria. Faith looked at her in confusion. Twilight noticed and removed the apple from her mouth, with a sheepish smile.

Then she asked, "So, uh... Where would I find the head of the Party Planning Committee?"